Government needs to reverse cut to foreign languages programme in schools

In the press release below, Liam Printer, Head of Languages at The Learning Curve Institute has called on The Government to reverse their proposal to abolish the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative.

“The initiative currently supports modern languages in over 550 schools nationally with a core team of just 6 people. They provide training, resources and school-based support as well as funding 300 visiting teachers who deliver the programme in schools nationwide. The amazing thing is that they manage to do all this within a budget of under €2 million, and not the €2.5 million erroneously quoted in the budget documents” commented Head of Languages at The LCI, Liam Printer.

Learning languages in the classroom

“I genuinely fail to understand how The Government seems to think that this will benefit the country in the long term. Over 14 years of expertise will be lost to the system. Many jobs now require candidates to possess a second language before they can even apply, this decision will put Irish people at a huge disadvantage as they try to compete for jobs with our fellow Europeans. The backward thinking will also result in over 300 more teachers on the live register at an estimated cost of €6,000,000 per annum in social welfare payments. It simply beggars belief that in our Nation’s first “jobs budget”, our leaders are cutting an incredibly beneficial programme for children that costs €2m per year to run only to replace it with a cost of €6m per year to the exchequer” continued Mr. Printer of The Learning Curve Institute.

As recently as October the Royal Irish Academy published their National Languages Strategy which called for the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative to be integrated into the mainstream curriculum, as strongly recommended by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (2005) and the Council of Europe Policy Profile (2008) document, rather than being limited to extra-curricular time and to a portion of schools.

“As a country Ireland is already years behind the Barcelona Agreement and the Lisbon Strategy, which called for systems to be in place to facilitate early language learning of at least two foreign languages by 2010. Just one month ago in November 2011, all EU countries, including Ireland, ratified recommendations to “step up their efforts” to implement the Barcelona Agreement. The momentum that has been built will come to a sudden and regrettable halt depriving Irish children of skills their European counterparts can take for granted,” concluded Liam Printer.

The LCI deliver FETAC accredited language programmes and Leaving Cert revision courses in French and Spanish across Ireland. For more information on all the language courses run by The Learning Curve Institute see www.thelearningcurve.ie or email info@thelearningcurve.ie

Why Ireland’s new drink driving laws won’t work!

Padraic Hanley, Head of Drink Driver Education Programmes at The Learning Curve Institute, blogs on the new drink driving limits in Ireland which come into effect today, the 27th of October 2011.

On the face of it Ireland’s new Road Traffic Bill No.2 looks like a pretty good and welcome piece of legislation. The second amendment to the Road Traffic Act 2010 introduced by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar, will allow for mandatory breath testing at lower drink driving limits and is due to come into effect over the Halloween bank holiday weekend. But will this controversial and costly piece of legislation, which is undergoing its second incarnation in as many years, live up to it’s expectation?

Ireland has lowered it's drink driving limits

Under the new legislation the Garda Siochana Traffic Corp were to be issued with 1000 breathalyzers calibrated for the new limits, which will replace the existing equipment. Unfortunately only 500 of them are being made available now and the rest will arrive “later”. So already the effectiveness of the new initiative is reduced by 50%, and this will increase further as breathalyzers are removed from active service for maintenance purposes.

An already dwindling and under-resourced Garda Traffic Corp has been issued with instructions to mount hundreds of Mandatory Alcohol Test (MAT) checkpoints nationwide from this Friday to enforce the new lower limits. This will include roadside breath testing at the scene of a Road Traffic Accident (RTA), where an injury has been caused, and the testing of an unconscious driver once removed to hospital. But will these extra detection initiatives translate into increased conviction rates and licence disqualifications?

The Minister has promised a “toughening-up of the drink-driving regime” and has assured there “will be no loopholes” in the new legislation. The new laws will reduce the Blood Alcohol Level (BAC) from 0.8 mg per 100 millilitre to 0.5mg for experienced drivers and to a virtual zero for learner and commercial drivers. Minister Varadkar hopes that reductions in the blood alcohol limit will mirror similar changes made in Queensland Australia, which saw fatal accidents fall by 18 per cent. But is the new regime really that tough? In reality how similar is it to the Australian model?

As Head of the Learning Curve Institute’s Drink Driver Education Course and lecturer and programme developer on their FETAC Drug & Alcohol Addiction Course I have conducted extensive comparative research into the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the occurrence of drink driving and thereby reducing alcohol related harm. This research included a comparison of the Irish and Queensland models and I will briefly outline some of the differences between the two jurisdictions.

Road side breath testing is only part of the solution

Ireland and Queensland have a similar population of about 4.4 million people. They are both English-speaking states and have many social, political and cultural similarities, including a high prevalence of alcohol use. Ireland’s new lower drink driver limits are now also the same as those introduced in Queensland since the mid 1980’s.  However, it is the differences between how the two jurisdictions have applied, enforced and supported the lower BAC levels that have caused such drastic reductions in Road Traffic fatalities.

• Queensland police conduct 3 million MATs each year and even with such coverage will only catch a fraction of offenders.

Irish police conducted 55,000 MATs in 2010.

• In Queensland the evidential Breathalyzer is the only evidential test required to secure a licence suspension.

In Ireland the lower of two further tests conducted in a Garda station, a written Garda statement and an independent analysis are required.

• In Queensland disqualification from driving is effective immediately on a positive breathalyzer result and your vehicle could be impounded for up to 3 months.

In Ireland you can drive away within hours, continue to drive for months after the offence and are entitled to apply for a 50% remission off the disqualification.

• In Queensland the Courts uphold 90% of on the spot disqualifications.

In 2010 in the Irish District Courts out of 21,153 drinks driving offences disposed of; only 8,651 resulted in a disqualification.

• Queensland Courts insist on mandatory attendance at Offender Rehabilitation Programmes, similar to the Learning Curve Institute’s Drink Driver Education Course, which have shown a 55% reduction in high risk and repeat offending.

Irish Courts provide for a similar sentencing option – with little evident awareness of this amongst the legal profession and the Judiciary.

• In Queensland cumulative disqualifications for multiple drink or drug driving related offences are applied. This means that disqualifications for drink driving offences are served (one after the other) and ensures the longest possible disqualification.

In Ireland concurrent sentences for drink driving and other offences are applied. This means that disqualifications are served (at the same time) thereby a person only serves the longest period for multiple disqualifications, and the shortest period does not affect the offender.

Drink Driver Education Courses are already in place in many other countries

So, what is Ireland’s barrier to emulating Australia? Why isn’t Ireland leading the way in this field, demonstrating best practice? Where does the blame lay – poor legislation, lack of political will, scarce resources, vested interests or something more? Ultimately and without question the price of this inertia will be paid for on Irish roads.

The Learning Curve Institute offers a 2 day Drink Driver Education programme. Full details can be found here: Drink Driver Education programme 

The Learning Curve Institute also offers a host of FETAC accredited programmes in Addiction, Mental Health, Counselling, Social Studies, Languages and Communications all over Ireland on a regular basis. For full details go to www.thelearningcurve.ie  

To arrange an interview with Padraic Hanley, Head of Drink Driver Education, please contact The Learning Curve Institute on 098 25530 or info@thelearningcurve.ie

 

 

 

 

New three tier drink driving penalty system in Ireland

Head of The Learning Curve Institute‘s Drink Driver Education Programme and Lecturer in Addiction Studies, Padraic Hanley, blogs on the new three tier penalty point system announced by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in Ireland on August 23rd 2011 for people who are caught with a Blood Alcohol content between the old level of 80mg and the new level of 50mg.

Never Ever Drink and Drive

Nothing seems to provoke more “public” or should that be “media” reaction than the mention of tinkering with drink driving limits and the enforcement of our drink driving laws. The recent announcement by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) of the introduction of a new ”proportionate and graduated” three-tier penalty point system, which will be introduced this Autumn, will be no different.

The new system will allow drivers who choose to drink and drive and are caught with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) between the new limit of 50mg of alcohol per 100millitres of blood and the old limit of 80mg to be given a lesser sanction of three penalty points and an on the spot fine of €200, avoiding a court appearance and licence suspension. Drivers who are caught with a BAC over 80mg will face a court appearance, a minimum driving ban of 6 months and a possible fine of up to €5000.

The usual TD’s and publicans will be rolled out to decry the demise of “rural Ireland” (as we never knew it) and even blaming the RSA for the increase in rural suicide rates. No doubt, the well known fable of the old man who has his three or four pints and drives home without causing any harm will be trotted out. Meanwhile, opposition TD’s will argue that the new system is too “lenient, confusing, sends out the wrong message and encourages drivers to “take a chance”.

 Across the floor the Government and the RSA will highlight the increasing detection rates for drink driving and decreasing statistics for deaths on Irish roads, last years being the lowest on record at 211. As senior lecturer on the Learning Curve Institute’s Drink Driver Education Programme, and as a rural dweller, I am well aware of these unacceptable statistics and the real human costs and consequences that they represent for individuals, families and communities across the country.

 Whether you live in an urban or rural area the facts about drink driving speak for themselves. Alcohol is a contributory factor in one in three fatal collisions and any amount of alcohol impairs driving and increases the risk of collision. All drink driving detections are a result of individual choice to drink and drive. Any death on Irish roads is one too many. The message is still loud and clearer than ever before – NEVER EVER DRINK AND DRIVE.

To read more about The Learning Curve Institute’s Drink Driver Education programme Click Here. To read about the other courses The LCI offers visit the website: www.thelearningcurve.ie  For more information or to arrange an interview please contact The Learning Curve Institute on 098 25530 or info@thelearningcurve.ie 

To read more about reaction to the new system in The Irish Independent Click Here.

Only 1 in 20 Irish college students can speak two foreign languages.

Head of Languages at The Learning Curve Institute, Liam Printer, blogs on a recent report which highlights that only 5% of Irish college students are able to speak two foreign languages.

Students on Spanish course with The LCI

In a recent Eurostudent report on the Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life, it was found that Irish college students are among the worst in Europe when it comes to speaking foreign languages with just 1 in 20 claiming to be proficient in two foreign languages or more. As a language teacher myself and someone who has a great passion for language learning and instilling and sharing that passion with others, I think that this lack of foreign languages among Irish college students is something that really needs to be addressed.

In my opinion, in this modern age with global business at everyone’s fingertips through the internet it is more important than ever that Irish graduates have an understanding of European societies and languages. Candidates who can speak another language are immediately far more employable than those that can’t.

According to The Irish Independent on June 16th 2011 “In a recent GradIreland survey, carried out by the careers services in the higher education colleges in Ireland, one-third of employers expressed concern about a shortage of foreign language skills, up from one in five last year.” This is proof that if you want to secure that dream job or get yourself a promotion, having a foreign language is a key step in the process.

The Irish Independent goes on to state that “The importance of foreign language skills was also highlighted in another report produced by the FAS Skills and Labour Market Research Unit on behalf of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, providing an overview and analysis of the demand for labour as measured by trends in advertised job vacancies. The analysis of the vacancy data pointed to the importance of foreign languages as an integral part of the skills portfolio of candidates.”

“Where job vacancies arose, jobseekers with third-level qualifications coupled with work experience and foreign language skills were more likely to be in demand.”

The Learning Curve Institute is a FETAC Registered Provider

It is clear that more and more employers are looking for foreign language proficiency and qualifications on candidates CV’s. Along with our Leaving Cert revision and preparation courses, The Learning Curve Institute is now offering FETAC Accredited Minor Awards in French and Spanish in three different counties at Level 4 on the National Framework of Qualifications. The courses take place over 8 weeks and gives candidates a really solid grounding in the language with key phrases and vocabulary ideal for work, conversation and travel. The courses are aimed at beginners or near beginners and and are ideal for anyone looking to upskill, boost their CV or land that new job.

Click Here for more information on French and Spanish language courses offered by The Learning Curve Institute or email info@thelearningcurve.ie for a prospectus or information pack.

Living a foreign language is the only way!

Head of Languages at The Learning Curve Institute, Liam Printer, blogs on the vital importance of full immersion in a foreign language in order to really become fluent.

Learning languages in the classroom

An article in The Irish Times in January 2011 by Sheila Wayman highlighted the importance of living in the foreign country in order to really improve your language skills and become fluent. It was great to read an article like this in an Irish newspaper considering the strange unease we all have here when trying to speak a foreign language. Our brave youngsters can go out on a football field in front of hundreds of classmates and family on a Sunday or waltz up to any attractive member of the opposite sex and give them their best chat up line on a Saturday night but when it comes to speaking French out loud in front of a group of their peers, the cheeks turn red and the head droops sheepishly downwards. What’s even worse is that anyone who is good at the language and pronunciation seems almost embarrassed to show it.

The only way to get rid of this stigma and fear of “sounding silly” is to go and live with people who speak it all the time. While many families do not have the luxury of being able to send their loved ones away to school in France for a few months, there are some great alternatives out there. Full immersion summer and winter camps offer the students a chance to speak the language all day every day and listen to it being used by everyone around them. Not only do the students start to speak the language with ease but more importantly they start to realise that its actually quite cool to be good at another language. The students end up speaking the language with pride, showing off that they can now use their inimitable Irish charm to chat up the French students in French!

Full immersion Ski and Snowboard Language Camps

When I give Leaving Cert French and Spanish oral and revision courses it can be quite tough to get through to the students that it doesn’t matter how good their phrases and vocabulary are if the examiner can’t even understand it because it is not pronounced properly. In a full immersion camp where everyone around them is speaking French or Spanish they quickly realise that if they want to be understood and get their point across then they have to pronounce it in the right way! When a group of Irish students are given the choice to either pronounce something properly or not speak at all its not long before the unmistakable French twang starts to appear in the voice.

As teachers, we can get you ready for those exams and give you all the right notes but if you really want to learn a language in a natural and fluent manner then living amongst it is the only way. If you can’t go to the country, get yourself on a full immersion camp for a week or two and you will see massive improvements before you can say “Parlez-vous anglais?”

Liam has now set up Learning Curve Camps where students get to go abroad and live in a full immersion camp for French, Spanish or English while getting coached everyday by The Irish National Snowboard Champion and receiving innovative and exciting language classes in the evenings. The camps run in both Summer and Winter with skiing and snowboarding on the glacier in Summer time. Many more camps are planned for the future such as full immersion English and adventure sports camps in Ireland. Click here to go to the website: www.learningcurvecamps.com or follow @learncurvecamps on twitter!

Leaving Cert French and Spanish Oral course on Saturday April 2nd 2011 in The Mayo Education Centre, Castlebar. Click here for more details: Leaving Cert French Oral Course – Leaving Cert Spanish Oral Course or contact The Learning Curve Institute on 098 25530 or email liam@thelearningcurve.ie

New Leaving Cert oral courses fill up fast.

Head of Languages and Director of the Leaving Cert courses at The Learning Curve Institute, Liam Printer, blogs on the upcoming preparation courses for the French and Spanish Leaving Cert oral and written exams.

Leaving Cert Revision Course

After another very successful October Leaving Cert Revision Course in Westport, I was asked by almost all of the students and their parents to run a preparation day for the oral exams and an intensive revision course coming up to the Leaving Cert in May. The date of Saturday February 5th was set for the French and Spanish Leaving Cert oral preparation courses and within a few days of putting the information on the website both courses were fully booked. The bad weather then resulted in some local schools having to schedule mock exams on that very Saturday so there are now 3 places available again on the French course but the Spanish course is once again fully booked.

Students on the 2010 October Leaving Cert course

In reality I could probably have taken 20 students on each course but all of the students commented that the fact that I limit it to just 8 students is what makes the course so popular. Each student will have the chance to do a full mock oral on the day and I will also distribute a pre-course questionnaire a week in advance to everyone to make sure the course content on the day is precisely what each student is looking for. I have also introduced a new post-course podcast which each student will have access to a few weeks after the course has taken place. The downloadable MP3 will have key notes and study tips for the Leaving Cert exam and can be uploaded to the students’ ipod so they can listen to it on their way to the exam in June!

The other Leaving Cert course on offer is the French and Spanish Leaving Cert Exam preparation course which will take place over four Saturdays in May with a specific focus on the written and aural elements of the exam. There are still 4 places left on each of these courses but again early booking is advisable as I keep the class size to just 10 students.

For more information on The Learning Curve Institute’s Leaving Cert Revision and Oral preparation courses click here. All courses take place in The Mayo Education Centre, Castlebar. To contact the Learning Curve Institute for more information or to book a place please email info@thelearningcurve.ie or call 098 25530.

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FETAC Mental Health Awareness course now in 3 counties.

Administration Manager, Anne Foy, blogs on the national roll-out of The Learning Curve Institute’s FETAC accredited component certificates across the country in February 2011.

FETAC Mental Health Course in Mayo

As the FETAC Level 5 Community Addiction Studies courses in Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Dublin come to a close over the next week we are being kept very busy in the back office with new locations for the courses in February now finalised. We will be starting a new FETAC Level 5 Minor Award in Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Sligo, Mayo and Dublin after Christmas. There are already lots of bookings in all these locations so it looks as if all our lecturer’s will have their work cut out. On that note we are delighted to welcome the highly experienced and respected subject experts on the areas of Mental Health and Addiction, Ciara Faughnan, Noel O’Connor, Siobhan Lynch, Jimmy Smith and Ken Hogan, to our team around the country. You can read about each of our staff on the new staff profiles page of the website by clicking here.

Students on the recent Leaving Cert revision course

The FETAC Mental Health Level 6 component certificate takes place in Dublin, Sligo and Dundalk starting in February 2011. The course has been expanded to 4 full days to accommodate the learners needs but we have kept the price the same at €595 per person. All course days take place over a weekend with 2 days at first followed by another 2 days 2 weeks later.

In Galway and Limerick the FETAC Level 5 Community Addiction Studies will again be delivered owing to its continued popularity in these areas. These courses are now offered over 10 evenings with 3 hours of lectures per night. If you need any further details on any of these courses please don’t hesitate to contact us here in the office on 098 25530 or on info@thelearningcurve.ie

For further details on all the courses please see The Learning Curve Institute’s website: www.thelearningcurve.ie or call 098 25530. To follow the LCI on twitter click here and to join our facebook page click here. New videos will be updated soon on our youtube page here.

Why is it so hard for Leaving Cert students to speak up in French class?

Head of Languages at The Learning Curve Institute, Liam Printer, blogs on the trouble so many of our Leaving Cert students have with speaking up in French class: Speaking Up: Parlez vs. Paralysis

Small Class size enhances confidence among students

Why do Irish students think mumbling through their French assignments is better than giving an accent a go? Do their peers really believe that a West of Ireland lilt has more of a “Je ne sais quoi” than the proper pronunciations?  I’ve been giving Leaving Cert French and Spanish intensive revision courses and oral exam preparation workshops for the last few years, and I’m still constantly surprised by the lack of confidence in this area that affects most students.  The majority of those who arrive to my classroom are afraid to attempt a “Bonjour” out loud. The problem is, with the oral exam at 25% of the overall language grade, can our leaving certs afford to ignore the “éléphant” in the room any longer?

It seems weak to blame a lack of confidence when the same kids will readily stand up and take a penalty in front of the same classmates or march up to a bouncer on a Saturday night with their sister’s old driving license. It’s not a vocal chord issue either, replace IR verbs with Black Eyed Peas lyrics and that puts paid to the theory.

Leaving Cert Students at the 2009 Revision Course

Neither is it because of a lack of skill, far from it- most of the students that come to our revision courses have already had at least five years of French lessons and have a good grasp of the language. Why then, when in front of 15 of their peers, reciting last night’s homework turns them into quivering wrecks, wishing for the release of the fire drill or some other excuse to skip out.  To be honest I am still struggling to put my finger on exactly why this fear of speaking another language exists but I think the main causes could be a lack of encouragement, proper direction and practice.

Thanks to the small class sizes offered at the Learning Curve, students get a little more attention and a lot more praise. The marked improvement is apparent usually after day one and sometimes the problem then becomes keeping them quiet! Games and in class assignments mean the students put the theory into practice immediately and the lesson stays with them much longer.

Games and Interactive Learning on Leaving Cert Revision Course

Also, by taking a fresh look at the language and breaking it down, words; sentences and then articles become a lot easier to tackle. For example have you ever been told that the letters ‘in’ in French are almost always pronounced ‘ahn’? So words like ‘internet’ become ‘ahn-ther-net’ and lapin, meaning rabbit, turns into lap-ahn. A simple and subtle change that can mean  extra marks in the oral and can change a grade.

The real problem may lie in the fact that the Leaving Cert course obviously focuses on getting through the syllabus rather than getting into the language which is a real shame. I’m lucky that with the Learning Curve, all the students choose to be there and spend money to learn so there’s a good atmosphere and I can encourage interactive dialogue. The students start to relax and their confidence grows. In a classroom setting like this, grades go up faster than an Irishman yelling “Handball” at Thierry Henry!

The annual Leaving Cert. French and Spanish Revision Course which is run by Liam Printer, takes place every Halloween Break in Westport, Co. Mayo and is scheduled to start this year on Monday October 25th 2010. For full details of the course and to watch videos of what last year’s students thought of it click here. Alternatively contact The Learning Curve Institute on +353 98 25530 or info@thelearningcurve.ie for more details and booking information.

New semester, new courses, new locations!

Once again September is upon us at The Learning Curve Institute and as always this is the busiest time of the year with enquiries, bookings and questions coming from people all over Ireland. Our compendium of courses and training has expanded again this semester and we are now offering the FETAC Level 5 Addiction Studies Course in 5 counties across Ireland. The course started this week in Galway and Castlebar and it will begin in Dublin, Limerick and Sligo around October 4th, depending on each location. To read more about the course click here.

The two day workshops in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Motivational Interviewing are taking place again this semester in NUI Galway. The Motivational Interviewing training is scheduled for October 14th and 15th and the Solution Focused Brief Therapy is on November 26th and 27th. These workshops are proving extremely popular so we advise to get in there quickly if you would like to book a place. Click on the links above to read more or go to www.thelearningcurve.ie for full details.

One of our new courses this year is the FETAC Level 6 Component Certificate in Mental Health Awareness. It takes place over 3 full days in October and has generated a lot of interest so far. For more information click here or email info@thelearningcurve.ie for more details.

In terms of language courses, we have a whole suite of French and Spanish courses starting in Sligo, Galway and Mayo on the week beginning October 11th. There is also the French and Spanish Leaving Cert revision courses during the October break in Westport and some weekend revision courses for Junior Cert’s is also being scheduled. For more details on all the language courses click here.

If you would like any more information on any of our courses, training or workshops please contact us on 098 25530 or on info@thelearningcurve.ie – alternatively check out our website www.thelearningcurve.ie for details on all our courses and study programmes.

Anne Foy, Administrations Manager, The Learning Curve Institute.

Training for Level 3 ISIA Snowboard Instructor exams begins!

Learning Curve Director and Head of the Snowsports and Languages Department, Liam Printer, blogs about his current stay in New Zealand where he is training to do his Level 3 Snowboard Instructor exams. The Level 3 qualification would make Liam recognised all over the world as being “Fully Certified” and at the highest level in Snowboard Training and Instruction. It forms part of the internationally accredited ISIA stamp and would set Liam up to start the Learning Curve’s Snow and Language Camps for teenagers in 2011.

Just finished the Level 3 Pre-course which was on in Coronet Peak, New Zealand and I have to say it was great experience overall. The course takes place over 5 full days and its aimed at getting candidates prepared for the Level 3 Instructor Exams. This is the highest level and is required for the ISIA stamp so needless to say, the standard being sought after is extremely high. I really feel like my overall riding improved massively over the week and getting stuck into the nitty gritty technical stuff was also a real eye-opener. We went through tactics and drills (to help students and ourselves) in all sorts of situational snowboarding, for example ice, trees, powder, slush, bumps, steeps etc and also did some practice teaching for high end riders which we will be tested on in the exam in September. My trainers, Paul and Mat, were top class all week and they really got us thinking in the right frame of mind and covered all potential aspects of the exam.

Liam at Treble Cone in New Zealand

After the course, I definitely feel a lot stronger in my teaching and snowboarding all round but realise that I still have a lot of practice and work to do before the 3 day exam in September. One of the big things we are judged on in the level 3 is Rider Analysis. This is our ability to look at someone’s riding and analyze it in a very specific manner so as to come up with a lesson plan that targets that one exact movement or body part that the rider is having trouble with. It really tests your eye when you just have one look at someone and have to figure out whats going out with their snowboarding!

So, I now have 4 weeks to get fully prepared for the assessment which starts on September 10th. Lots of work to do but at the end of the day its still the most fun exam I’ve ever had “studying” for an exam!

The Learning Curve Institute starts its Snow and Language Camps in Winter 2011 in Switzerland. Click here to read more about the course or contact liam@thelearningcurve.ie for more information.